[members-discuss] Executive Board Resolution on Legacy Internet Resource Holders

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:47:50PM +0200, Radu-Adrian Feurdean wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016, at 17:16, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> > Acquiring small bits of legacy IP space to bypass LIR membership dues
> > and to then be entitled to get more IP address space goes totally
> > against the spirit of RIPE and I totally approve the Executive Board's
> > decision and would recommend even further sanctions against those that
> > have done it.
> 
> Could someone remind us why in the first place:
>  - a legacy block can be broken into smaller pieces (which can then be
>  transferred)
>  - after the transfer, the parts of the old legacy block still remain
>  tagged as legacy
>  - what stops the "convert to PA" (or PI, whatever) from being a
>  prerequisite to a transfer (or even to a split of the original legacy
>  block)
>  - more generally why the stance of "giving full rights to legacy
>  holders", but with only voluntary respect of the obligations

What exactly do you not understand about "RIPE and RIPE NCC have no
jurisdiction about legacy blocks, and no mandate to regulate them"?  

Gert Doering
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have you enabled IPv6 on something today...?

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